Keisuke Nagoshi
photographer
Keisuke Nagoshi is a Japanese photographer born in Nara Prefecture in 1977. He graduated from the Osaka University of Arts in 2000, specializing in Environmental Planning. At age 19, he moved to the United States alone and began his photographic practice while living with squatters. His work often explores cultural identities and social environments across Asia and the West. He released his first photo book, 'EXCUSE ME', in 2006. Nagoshi is known for capturing emotive portraits of diverse communities, including Chicano culture in the United States and various subjects in India and Japan. In 2017, he received the Society of Photography Award for his work 'Familia Homi Danchi'.[1,2]
Themes
- Chicano identity
- Lowrider culture
- Social environments
- Cultural portraits
Books
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Chicanophotographer
Works by Keisuke Nagoshi
- EXCUSE ME 2006 · TOKIMEKI Publishing · book · Japanese
- CHICANO 2008 · Tokyo Kirara · book · Japanese ISBN 9784309907819
- SMOKEY MOUNTAIN 2011 · book Exhibited at AKAAKA ART PUBULISHING and PARIS PHOTO 2011
- Laughing Shelter 2012 · Shueisha Shinsho · book
- BLUE FIRE 2013 · Shonen Shashin Club · book
- Sing Your Own Story 2014 · Roof Top / Loft Books · book Subject: Fujio Yamaguchi
- Familia Homi Danchi 2016 · Vice Media Japan · book
- Vagabond, India, Kumbh Mela: The Ride of the Saints 2019 · East Press · book
- ALL. 2020 · convoy and funk · book
- Movie War 2020 · Kodansha · book
Exhibitions
- 2006 EYES OF FELLOWS BEAMS GALALLY solo
- 2007 EXCUSE ME BEAMS OSAKA HIROSHIMA solo
- 2009 CHICANO digmeout solo
- 2010 Wilderness THE LAST GALLALY solo
- 2010 Blue Light SAKURAZAKA ART GALLERY solo
- 2011 FRED PERRY PHOTO EXHIBITIONS Tokyo group
- 2011 Japan-India Global Partnership Summit 2011 India Center group
- 2011 SMOKEY MOUNTAIN AKASAKA ART PUBULISHING solo
- 2011 SMOKEY MOUNTAIN B gallery solo
- 2013 Vagabond CANON GALLERY GINZA OSAKA SAPPORO solo
- 2013 Bollywood Circus M2 Gallery solo
- 2014 BLUE FIRE CANON GALLERY GINZA OSAKA SAPPORO SENDAI solo
- 2014 JENPAULKNOTTO OMOTESANDO HILLS solo
- 2016 Familia Homi Danchi ART PHOTO TOKYO -edition zero- solo
- 2016 Fujio Yamaguchi Galaxy-gingakei solo
- 2017 LET'S GO CANON GALLERY GINZA, NAGOYA, OSAKA, FUKUOKA, SAPPOR solo
- 2017 Familia Homi Danchi Tokyo Camera Club Special Exhibition solo
- 2017 Familia Homi Danchi Place M solo
- 2018 Familia Homi Danchi Tokyo Metropolitan Human Rights Plaza solo
- 2018 KINSHASAAA! IMA:ZINE solo
- 2018 DO-YA Fujii Daimaru, Kyoto solo
- 2019 LOOK at THE SUN B gallery solo
- 2019 MR.INDIA IMA:ZINE solo
- 2020 MR.INDIA in FUKUOKA supported by IMA:ZINE PARQ solo
- 2021 THE MAN KKAG gallery solo
Awards
- 2017 Society of Photography Award